Courtyard by Marriott Charlottesville - University Medical Center
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Return to Charlottesville
When Ricky finally found the keys to the hire vehicle this morning the boys had an uneventful return drive to Charlottesville. We headed straight back to ACAC Abermarle Square where Ricky and Ramiah took to the basketball court and Dale toured the facility with camera in hand. Ramiah met some local lads and continued with his basketball while Ricky …
“Manners are fun with Katherine the Great."
... patiently hugging me, until she couldn’t hold it in any longer: “it’s not what you want to hear right now… but you smell incredible!” And the giggling began.
Thus began my unplanned week of rest and recovery in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jessie and Kat let me explode all over their lounge room for four days and nights, Kat bought me a bed to sleep on (I still feel bad about that!) and Jessie very graciously, despite ...
Barboursville Winery and The Barbeque Exchange
... techniques, the vineyard owners created a very successful Bordeaux blend, Octagon, which has been served to Queen Elizabeth and President Obama. During our visit we purchased another variety, the Cabernet Franc Select and packed it in our bags for sampling at home. The grounds we're very pretty and really reminded me of the Alsatian vineyards in France. We left Barboursville and drove into Gordonsville, a small historic town ...
Monticello and Reunion
Visiting Monticello brought my biographical readings about Thomas Jefferson to life. His estate is a grand mix of European and American architecture and lifestyle. The gardens are enormous - vegetable, fruit, flowers and trees. The effort of studying, documenting, cultivating and experimenting in just the gardens alone would take tremendous time. His home was the highlight of our tour. I loved seeing innovations such as a four-sided reading stand ...
Wolftrap Farm and Charlottesville
... Thomas Jefferson has his handprints on everything in this region. He founded the UVA village in 1819 and the state university opened in 1825, one year before Jefferson's death. We walked along the historic section he planned which included 10 pavilions with pillars lining a huge lawn and facing the library. The library is called the Rotunda and was modeled after the Parthenon - it was under massive remodeling so we ...